5,466
5.5K
1986
1986
by
Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
texts
eye 5,466
favorite 33
comment 0
"This visionary novel. in which God and Government are joined, and America is run as a Puritanical Theoracy, can be read as a companion volume to Orwell's 1984-its verso, in fact. It gives you the same degree of chill, even as it suggests the varieties of tyrannical experience; it evokes the same kind of horror even as its mordant wit makes you smile." E.L.Doctorow
Topics: Man-woman relationships, Misogyny, Women
4,633
4.6K
2006
2006
by
Yang, Gene Luen; Pien, Lark, ill
texts
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favorite 33
comment 0
Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. Presented in comic book format
Topics: Graphic novels, Chinese Americans, Identity, Schools, Cartoons and comics
4,399
4.4K
1993
1993
by
Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-
texts
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favorite 30
comment 1
In his first novel in ten years, Ernest Gaines, the highly acclaimed author of the best-selling The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, brings us a wrenching story of death and identity in a small Cajun Louisiana community in the late 1940s. A young black named Jefferson is a reluctant party in a shoot-out in a liquor store in which the three other men involved are all killed, including the white store owner. Jefferson, the only survivor, is accused of murder. At the trial, the essence of the...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: African American men, Death row inmates, Race relations, Friendship, Roman américain
4,375
4.4K
2012
2012
by
Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)
texts
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favorite 27
comment 1
700
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Topics: Cerebral palsy, Children with disabilities, Communication, Interpersonal relations, Genius, People...
4,245
4.2K
texts
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favorite 28
comment 0
3,931
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2012
2012
by
Palacio, R. J
texts
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comment 0
Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student
Topics: Abnormalities, Human, Self-acceptance, Middle schools, Schools
3,876
3.9K
2013
2013
by
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, 1977-
texts
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comment 0
"A young woman from Nigeria leaves behind her home and her first love to start a new life in America, only to find her dreams are not all she expected"--
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 10,...
3,577
3.6K
2010
2010
by
Hinds, Gareth, 1971-; Homer. Odyssey
texts
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comment 0
Retells, in graphic novel format, Homer's epic tale of Odysseus, the ancient Greek hero who encounters witches and other obstacles on his journey home after fighting in the Trojan War
Topics: Children's Books -- Literature -- Classics by Age, Children's Books -- Literature -- Science...
3,389
3.4K
1989
1989
by
Dangarembga, Tsitsi
texts
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favorite 18
comment 0
"This U.S. edition first published in 1989 by Seal Press"--T.p. verso
Topic: Women
3,113
3.1K
1994
1994
by
Oliver, Mary, 1935-
texts
eye 3,113
favorite 57
comment 0
"A Harvest original."
Topics: English language, American poetry, English poetry, Poetry
3,112
3.1K
texts
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favorite 12
comment 0
137 p. ; 22 cm
Topics: World War, 1939-1945 -- Denmark -- Juvenile fiction, World War, 1939-1945 -- Denmark -- Fiction,...
3,022
3.0K
1973
1973
by
Itten, Johannes, 1888-1967; van Haagen, Ernst, translator
texts
eye 3,022
favorite 98
comment 8
Translation of: Kunst der Farbe
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 8 reviews )
Topics: Color, Painting, Aesthetics
Source: folio
2,916
2.9K
2002
2002
by
Frank, Katherine
texts
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comment 0
Includes bibliographical references (p. 537-544) and index
Topics: Gandhi, Indira, 1917-1984, Gandhi, Indira, Prime ministers, Biographie
2,841
2.8K
1992
1992
by
Yalom, Irvin D., 1931-
texts
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favorite 15
comment 0
Topics: Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900, Breuer, Josef, 1842-1925, Psychotherapist and patient,...
2,837
2.8K
2010
2010
by
Riordan, Rick
texts
eye 2,837
favorite 17
comment 1
A Junior Library Guild selection
( 1 reviews )
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 4, Reading Level-Grade 5, Reading Level-Grade 6, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading...
2,691
2.7K
1994
1994
by
McCall, Nathan
texts
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comment 0
Examining the complexities of the problems of black youths from an insider's perspective, an African-American journalist recalls his own troubled childhood, his rehabilitation while in prison, and his successful Washington Post career. Reprint. 150,000 first printing. The author remembers his journey from a working class African American neighborhood to prison to a prestigious position on the Washington Post
Topics: McCall, Nathan, African Americans, Journalists, African American youth, African American men
2,609
2.6K
2011
2011
by
Deborah E. Harkness
texts
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comment 1
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
2,547
2.5K
texts
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comment 0
A Beginner Book
Topics: Fantasy, Stories in rhyme, Children's stories, American, Cats, Nonsense verses
2,432
2.4K
2005
2005
by
Steven D. Levitt
texts
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favorite 41
comment 0
Topics: Economics -- Psychological aspects, Economics -- Sociological aspects
2,399
2.4K
Oct 4, 2005
10/05
by
John M. Barry
texts
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favorite 37
comment 2
2,397
2.4K
2009
2009
by
Sinek, Simon
texts
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favorite 19
comment 0
Includes bibliographical references and index
Topic: Leadership
2,380
2.4K
2008
2008
by
Adiga, Aravind
texts
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favorite 10
comment 0
Balram Halwai is a complicated man. Servant. Philosopher. Entrepreneur. Murderer. Over the course of seven nights, by the scattered light of a preposterous chandelier, Balram tells the terrible and transfixing story of how he came to be a success in life--having nothing but his own wits to help him along
Topics: Chauffeurs, Poor, Ambition, Businesspeople
2,297
2.3K
1964
1964
by
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961
texts
eye 2,297
favorite 12
comment 0
Topics: Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961, Authors, American
2,289
2.3K
1960
1960
by
P.D. Eastman
texts
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favorite 7
comment 0
2,263
2.3K
2007
2007
by
Stephen W. Hawking; S. W. Hawking
texts
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favorite 34
comment 1
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: General, History & Philosophy, History Of Mathematics, Mathematicians And Their Works,...
2,259
2.3K
2007
2007
by
Hosseini, Khaled
texts
eye 2,259
favorite 16
comment 0
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 11,...
2,218
2.2K
2009
2009
by
Collins, Suzanne
texts
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favorite 10
comment 0
By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 11,...
2,213
2.2K
1987
1987
by
Morrison, Toni
texts
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comment 0
Published also by New American Library, Plume, Vintage and Penguin
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12
2,177
2.2K
2011
2011
by
Stockett, Kathryn
texts
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comment 0
Originally published: New York : Amy Einhorn Books, c2009
Topics: Civil rights movements, African American women
2,166
2.2K
texts
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favorite 20
comment 0
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12
2,144
2.1K
2011
2011
by
Riordan, Rick
texts
eye 2,144
favorite 11
comment 0
Carter Kane and his sister must prevent the chaos snake Apophis from breaking free in a few days' time or the world will come to an end. To have any chance of battling these Forces of Chaos, the Kanes must revive the sun god Ra
Topics: Mythology, Egyptian, Brothers and sisters, Voyages and travels, Magic, Mythology, Egyptian,...
2,133
2.1K
texts
eye 2,133
favorite 20
comment 0
Topics: Autism -- Fiction., Savants (Savant syndrome) -- Fiction., England -- Fiction.
2,116
2.1K
2004
2004
by
Chernow, Ron
texts
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favorite 25
comment 0
Includes bibliographical references (p. [780]-788) and index
Topics: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804, Statesmen
2,087
2.1K
2011
2011
by
Murakami, Haruki, 1949-
texts
eye 2,087
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comment 1
925 pages ; 24 cm
favorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Man-woman relationships -- Fiction, FICTION -- Dystopian, FICTION -- Literary, FICTION -- Magical...
2,082
2.1K
1999
1999
by
Saramago, José; Pontiero, Giovanni
texts
eye 2,082
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comment 0
"A Harvest book."
Topics: Blindness, Blindness, Literature, Modern
2,058
2.1K
2006
2006
by
Alison Bechdel
texts
eye 2,058
favorite 31
comment 0
Topics: Cultural Literacy and Humanities, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade...
2,016
2.0K
2000
2000
by
Stella Adler
texts
eye 2,016
favorite 21
comment 0
1,999
2.0K
1993
1993
by
Roth, Leland M
texts
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comment 0
Includes bibliographical references and index
Topics: Architecture, Architecture, Bouwkunst
1,998
2.0K
1971
1971
by
Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de, 1900-1944; Woods, Katherine, 1886-1968
texts
eye 1,998
favorite 14
comment 0
Translation of Le petit prince
Topic: Fantasy
1,993
2.0K
texts
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comment 0
xliv, 947 pages ; 26 cm
Topics: Troubles mentaux -- diagnostic, Troubles mentaux -- classification, Klassifikation,...
1,972
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Aug 24, 2010
08/10
by
Suzanne Collins
texts
eye 1,972
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comment 0
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 10,...
1,945
1.9K
2013
2013
by
Martin, George R. R
texts
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comment 0
The kingdom of the royal Stark family faces its ultimate challenge in the onset of a generation-long winter, the poisonous plots of the rival Lannisters, the emergence of the Neverborn demons, and the arrival of barbarian hordes
Topics: Imaginary places, Good and evil, Imaginary wars and battles, Magic, Winter
1,919
1.9K
2004
2004
by
Chernow, Ron. author
texts
eye 1,919
favorite 54
comment 0
Includes bibliographical references (pages 737-749) and index
Topics: Philanthropists, Historical - U.S., Biography/Autobiography, Biography & Autobiography,...
1,876
1.9K
1996
1996
by
Kotter, John P., 1947-
texts
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favorite 14
comment 0
Pt. 1. The change problem and its solution. Transforming organizations : why firms fail -- Successful change and the force that drives it -- pt. 2. The eight-stage process. Establishing a sense of urgency -- Creating the guiding coalition -- Developing the guiding coalition -- Developing a vision and strategy -- Communicating the change vision -- Empowering employees for broad-based action -- Generating short-term wins -- Consolidating gains and producing more change -- Anchoring new approaches...
Topics: Organizational change, Leadership, Industrial organization, Strategic planning, Changement...
1,874
1.9K
2000
2000
by
Zander, Rosamund Stone, 1942-; Zander, Benjamin, 1939-
texts
eye 1,874
favorite 20
comment 0
Includes bibliographical references
Topics: Possibility, Achievement, Personal Satisfaction, Self Concept, Possibilité
1,870
1.9K
1981
1981
by
Cook, David A
texts
eye 1,870
favorite 29
comment 0
Bibliography: p. 671-692
Topics: Motion pictures, Filmkunst, Cinéma, Motion pictures, Film
1,861
1.9K
texts
eye 1,861
favorite 13
comment 0
In verse, Sam-I-am tells of the virtues of green eggs and ham
Topics: Readers, Picture books
1,859
1.9K
2004
2004
by
Larson, Erik
texts
eye 1,859
favorite 23
comment 0
Includes bibliographical references and index
Topics: Mudgett, Herman W., 1861-1896, Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912, World's Columbian Exposition...
1,842
1.8K
1971
1971
by
Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989
texts
eye 1,842
favorite 51
comment 0
Is Rebecca really dead? Her insidious influence seems to extend beyond the grave!
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12
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1.8K
Aug 1, 2000
08/00
by
Jean Piaget
texts
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favorite 9
comment 0
1,783
1.8K
1986
1986
by
Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940
texts
eye 1,783
favorite 21
comment 0
On Long Island in the early 1920s the mysterious Jay Gatsby tries to rekindle his romance with Daisy, a young woman who has married another man, the wealthy and cruel Tom Buchanan
Topics: Non-Classifiable, Classics, Literature - Classics / Criticism, Fiction, Traffic accidents, Married...
1,769
1.8K
texts
eye 1,769
favorite 10
comment 0
Topics: Haley, Alex., Haley family., Kinte family., Blacks -- history.
1,709
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2009
2009
by
O'Brien, Tim, 1946-
texts
eye 1,709
favorite 27
comment 0
Heroic young men carry the emotional weight of their lives to war in Vietnam in a patchwork account of a modern journey into the heart of darkness
Topics: Vietnam War, 1961-1975, War stories, American
1,675
1.7K
1996
1996
by
Chevalier, Jean
texts
eye 1,675
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comment 0
Topics: Signs and symbols -- Dictionaries, Folklore -- Dictionaries, Mythology -- Dictionaries, Symbolism...
1,658
1.7K
1984
1984
by
Lorde, Audre
texts
eye 1,658
favorite 34
comment 0
Includes bibliographical references
Topics: Poetry, Feminism, Lesbianism, Afro-American women
1,657
1.7K
1982
1982
by
Mandelbrot, Benoit B
texts
eye 1,657
favorite 22
comment 0
Rev. ed. of: Fractals. c1977
Topics: Geometry, Mathematical models, Stochastic processes, Fractals
1,610
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1964
1964
by
Silverstein, Shel
texts
eye 1,610
favorite 26
comment 1
A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return
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Topics: Trees, Trees
1,600
1.6K
1990
1990
by
Kincaid, Jamaica
texts
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favorite 12
comment 0
Lucy has left the West Indies for a job in New York, but she discovers that her employers' perfect lives are not what they seem
Topics: West Indian Americans, Women household employees
1,596
1.6K
1995
1995
by
Curtis, Christopher Paul
texts
eye 1,596
favorite 11
comment 0
The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African American family living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama in the summer of 1963
Topics: African Americans, African Americans, Family life, Prejudices, Brothers and sisters, Blacks,...
1,575
1.6K
2004
2004
by
Barry, John M., 1947-
texts
eye 1,575
favorite 12
comment 0
Includes bibliographical references (p. [507]-527) and index
Topics: Influenza, Influenza
1,544
1.5K
Sep 12, 2000
09/00
by
Murakami Haruki
texts
eye 1,544
favorite 38
comment 0
1,526
1.5K
1997
1997
by
Vogel, Paula
texts
eye 1,526
favorite 8
comment 0
Topics: Academic Literacy, Reading Level-Adult
1,505
1.5K
1983
1983
by
Marqués, René
texts
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favorite 7
comment 0
1,505
1.5K
1994
1994
by
Bennis, Warren G
texts
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favorite 14
comment 0
Originally published: Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., 1989. With a new introduction
Topics: Leadership, Leadership
1,494
1.5K
1991
1991
by
Rushdie, Salman
texts
eye 1,494
favorite 11
comment 0
1,476
1.5K
2003
2003
by
Williams, John, 1922-1994
texts
eye 1,476
favorite 21
comment 0
Mode of access: Internet
Topics: Literature, English teachers, College teachers, Marital conflict, Adultery
1,476
1.5K
2002
2002
by
Joann Ellison Rodgers
texts
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favorite 17
comment 0
Topics: Sex (Biology), Sex., Sex Behavior.
1,475
1.5K
1993
1993
by
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
texts
eye 1,475
favorite 15
comment 0
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12
1,471
1.5K
1990
1990
by
Moore, Robert L.
texts
eye 1,471
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comment 0
Topics: Men -- Psychology., Masculinity., Archetype (Psychology)
1,455
1.5K
2012
2012
by
Antony Beevor
texts
eye 1,455
favorite 21
comment 0
Topic: World War, 1939-1945
1,447
1.4K
1996
1996
by
Clancy, Tom, 1947-
texts
eye 1,447
favorite 1
comment 0
After an airliner crashes into the Capitol, killing the president, Jack Ryan, the vice-president takes over. The novel describes Ryan's campaign to impose a right-wing morality on the U.S. and a new order on the world, the latter accomplished with the aid of high-tech warfare. A sequel to Debt of Honor. Jack Ryan becomes president by sheer accident when the former president, most of Congress, the Cabinet and the Supreme Court are bombed out of existence. Ryan must jump in to discover who did...
Topic: Ryan, Jack (Fictitious character)
1,447
1.4K
2005
2005
by
Jared Diamond
texts
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comment 0
Topics: Social evolution, Civilization -- History, Ethnology, Human beings -- Effect of environment on,...
1,433
1.4K
2014
2014
by
Murakami, Haruki, 1949- author;Gabriel, Philip, 1953- translator
texts
eye 1,433
favorite 20
comment 1
"The new novel--a book that sold more than a million copies the first week it went on sale in Japan--from the internationally acclaimed author, his first since IQ84"--
( 1 reviews )
Topics: Friendship, Identity (Psychology), Attachment disorder, Locomotive engineers, Self-realization,...
1,426
1.4K
2005
2005
by
Golden, Arthur, 1957-
texts
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favorite 11
comment 0
Because her mother is dying and her father old, Chiyo, nine, is sold to a wealthy geisha house in Gion where she learns her trade and works it in the 1930s and 1940s
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12
1,400
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1992
1992
by
Garcia, Cristina, 1958-
texts
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